The American Dream Achieved The American dream is the belief that anyone can achieve success in a society through sacrifice‚ risk-taking and hard work. The American dream cannot be attained by chance‚ each individual must be determined and driven to get to their goal and achieve happiness. Benjamin Franklin was raised as a poor child‚ and worked his way up to wealth. He had many setbacks but with his drive built his career up to finally running his own publication company‚ being an influential
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Section A: The American Dream 1. In text two “Arnold Schwarzenegger Recalls Lesson From 25 Years as a U.S. Citizen – Learn English‚ Participate in Politics‚ and Give Back” by Arnold Schwarzenegger we are presented to the writer himself as an immigrant. He informs us about the responsibilities as an immigrant. As an immigrant you can’t come to America and take the best the nation have to offer without giving something back. You will succeed at the American Dream with hard work and determination
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The American Dream‚ something once thought to be the American lifestyle that once achieved‚ one’s life may be considered perfect. It started out simple‚ owning two cars‚ owning a large house in a suburban neighborhood‚ married with two children‚ and owning your own business. This may the American Dream after World War II has ended; however‚ because of the economic crisis‚ the increase of major corporations‚ and the cost of living; over the years‚ reaching this goal has been a very difficult to achieve
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Jordan Vickery Mr. Watson Honors English 11 7 May 2012 A Broken Dream Deep inside the heart of every human being lives a dream so all consuming that the person would go to almost any length to achieve it. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby has an ambition that completely consumes every inch of his being. It drives him to such extremes that he becomes a slave to his lust for success. The story begins with Nick Carraway‚ a Midwesterner now living on Long Island
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A dream is a hope‚ a wish‚ and a pursuit. People have dreams about what they want to be when they grow up and what they want their children’s future to be. Not all of these dreams come true‚ though. Even if we work really hard and put our heart into it‚ there is no guarantee that we will fulfill our dream. Many of us hope to find our dream job‚ the work that will really make us happy and excited‚ and however it feels so hard and beyond our reach. Very few people have the opportunity to work in the
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act‚ also known as The DREAM Act‚ was first introduced in 2001 by Orrin Hatch and Dick Durbin. Giving undocumented students‚ who grew up in the United States‚ a chance to contribute to our country’s well-being by serving in the U.S. armed forces or pursuing a higher education is what the DREAM Act consist of. The DREAM Act has been rejected by the Republicans board numerous times‚ and they are obviously not aware of all the benefits that come with approving this act. The DREAM Act will assure that
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Sedriana Euell Mr. Tatge Advanced Composition 12 September 2014 The Saddest Day In my local community I see many young talented people with big dreams. Many times‚ these people do not follow through with their dreams because their dreams are broken. My father broke my dream of becoming a criminal profiler. I know of many who have had their dreams crushed due to an unsupportive person. I happen to be one of those victims. My father’s side of the family is well-known with the Illinois Police
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“Dream Job” is one of the main focus in almost everyone life that seeking for success in their future. But who could of thought searching was one of the main key players in the search of pursuing the dream career. As we are living in a country with the most advance in the technology‚ where people able to search and look for their dream career through online search engine with no limited on the information that they can find. But the only concern was which search engine out there in the world wide
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AMST 3010 Fall 2014 Tuesday & Thursday 11:40-12:55 Lincoln Hall Room 107 Photography and The American Dream Professor: Bill Gaskins gaskins@cornell.edu Office Hours Tuesday 3-5PM 221E Tjaden Hall Who are ‘the poor’ in the United States? Who are the largest recipients of federal welfare and entitlement spending? Why is there an unprecedented‚ simultaneous and dramatic increase in wealth and poverty in the United States at this point in its history? What role does photography play in our
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A Magical Dream My heart is pounding faster than a drum line during a college football game and I have a feeling inside my stomach as if there is a dancing leprechaun doing back flips. My family and I have arrived! I walk in slow motion with tiny steps through the tall magical gates with my head held high reading the glistering sign that says‚ “Welcome to the Magic Kingdom.” I whisper under my breath “I can’t believe I am here” as if I just stepped into a land of imagination. Before I could blink
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